Cheese guard and support for cheese-cutters.



No. 846,634. I PATBNTED MAR. 12, 1907.

, J. E. VAN DBVENTBR & L. SWANK.

CHEESE GUARD ANDSUPPOR T FOR CHEESE GUTTERS.

APPLICATION FILED Lula. e. 1906.

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No. 846,634. .PATBNTED MAR. 12, 1907.

.J. 'VAN DEVENTER & L. SWANK. cEEEsE GUARDAND SUPPORT FOR CHEESECUTTERS.

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J. E.- VAN DEVENTERXE L. SWANK.

CHEESE GUARD AND SUPPORT FOR CHEESE GUTTERS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. VAN DEVENTER AND LAFE SWANK, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, AS-

SIGN ORS TO AMERICAN CHEESE CUTTER COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ACORPORATION OF INDIANA.

CHEESE GUARD AND SUPPORT FOR CHEESE-CUTTERS.

No. seaeee.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed August 6,1906. Serial No. 329.471.

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMEs E. VANDE- VENTER and LAFE SWANK, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements inCheese Guards and Supports for Cheese-Cutters, of which the following isa specification.

line object of our invention is to produce a guard for one cut face of acheese or the disk type carried by acheese-cutter of thehonzontally-rotating-table type, the structure being such that the guardmay be readily adjusted from time to time to compensate for shrinkage ofthe cheese and also such that it may be readily reversed and broughtinto engagement with the other surface of the cut, so that in retailingthe cheese a number of cuts may be made 111 one direction, the guardbeing against the face in the other direction, and then the guard may beshifted to the more-recently-cm face and cuts taken from the old face,by this means preventing one cut face of the cheese from becoming hardor molding. v

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a partially-cut disk cheese inposition upon the table of a cheese-cutter of any desired andordinarypattern, the guard being shown in position against one ofthe cut faces.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carrying-table, showing amultiplicity of means by which the guard may be secured in position atvarious points; Fig. 3, a plan of a portion of the cheese-carrying tablewith our guard in position; Fig. 4, a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3, ona larger scale; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the. cheese-face of theguard proper, and

Fig. 6 a rear perspective of the support for the guard proper; Fig. 7, aview similarto Fig. 1, showing a modified form of support for the guard,and Fig. 8 a similar view with the guard removed.

In Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawings 10 indicates an L-shaped casting havinga bifurcated foot 11 and a horizontally and vertically widened portion12, forming a vertical face I for the support of the lower member 13 ofthe l guard proper. The member 13 is formed, preferably, of sheet metaland has a horizontal width equal to or slightly greater than half thediameter of the cheese (J. 'l he upper edge of the guard-section 13 isturned over and down to form a lip 14 substantially parallel with themain body 13, thus forming a socket for the reception of the upper edgeof the portion 12 of the L-shaped .brace 10, the arrangement being suchthat the member 13 may be readily shifted horizontally on the support 10in order to facilitate. adjustment toward and from the center of thecheese-carrying table 30. Vertically movable upon the guard-section 13is a guard-section 15, the ends of which are turned, as at 15, so as toembrace the vertit a1 edges of the guard-section 13, thus holding theguard-section securely on the section 13, but permitting easy verticaladjustment of the section 15 on the section 13. The upper edge ofsection 15 is turned at right angles to the main portion thereof to forma horizontal lip 16, adapted to lie over the top of the cheese, and theforward edge of this lip is provided with downturned prongs 17, adaptedto enter the body of the cheese. I 'lheguardsections 13 and 15 should beformed of comparatively thin metal, and the metal should preferably besuch as not to rust or corrode or to injuriously affect the cheese. Forthis purpose we find sheet-aluminium to be very satisfactory.

The cheese-carrying table is provided in its upper face with a pluralityof threaded bushings 31, arranged at various points around the centerofthe table, each of said bushings being adapted to receive the lowerthreaded end of a clamping-screw 32. Screw 32 is enlarged at its upperend to form a shoulder adapted to engage the upper face of thebifurcated portion of the brace 10, the threaded portion of theclamping-screw being adapted to pass through between the fingers of theportion 11.

The operation is as follows: When a wedge has been cut from a diskcheese, brace 10 is arranged adjacent one of the faces of the cut, andthe guard member 13 is connected to said brace by passing the upper edgeof the 14. The brace 10 is then moved toward the cut face of the cheeseuntil the guard member 13 lies closely against the face of the cheese,this adjustment being accomplished both by swinging the brace upon thescrew 32 as a pivot and also by shifting the brace transversely of thescrew, as well as by shifting the guard-section 15 transversely of thebrace, these movements of the brace and guard permitting accurateplacing of the guard into contact with all of one cut face of thecheese. The member 15'is then pushed down on the member 13 until theprongs 17 enter the body of the cheese and the lip 16 lies on topthereof. After a few days the cheese shrinks away from the guard, and assoon as this occurs the member 15'may be moved upward, so as to free itfrom the cheese, and the guard then brought into intimate associationwith the face of the cut, or, if desired, the screw 32 may be shifted toanother one of the bushings 31 and the guard and brace secured therebyagainst the morefreshly-cut face, whereupon retailing may take placefrom the older side of the cut.

In Figs. 7 and 8 we show a modified form of support for the guard. Inthese figures the support for the guard is shown as consisting of asingle piece of Wire bent to form an upright 40, a raised horizontalmember 41, an upright 42, and a foot 43, which foot lies substantiallyat right angles to the upright 42 and is doubled upon itself to form apassage for the reception of a fastening-screw 32. The upright 40 isslightly longer than the upright 42, so that its lower end may beinserted in a hole 44, formed in the cheesecarrying table 45 near itscenter, the arrangement being such that the support may be swung aboutthe upright 40 as an axis, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 8, inorder to swing the guard into contact with the cut face of the cheese.The horizontal member 41 of the support is adapted to be receivedbetween the main body of the guard 13 and the lip 14 thereof.

When the cheese has been cut to the line X, Fig. 7, further cutting,especially with a swinging knife (not shown) such as is' ordinarily madepart of a cheese-cutter, tends to shift the cheese upon the table, andthe guard is unable to resist the shifting force until after the cuttinghas proceeded to approximately the line Y, Fig. 7. We therefore providea bracket 50, the upturned arm of which is adapted to lie against thecircumference of the cheese, while the horizontal arm 50 is providedwith a slot 50 to receive a screw 51, which passes into a threadedbushing 52, carried by the table 45 near its circumference. When thecutting has proceeded to a point near the bracket, the bracket may beremoved, for by that time the thrust of the knife will be taken by theguard.

We claim as our invention- 1. In a cheese-cutter, the combination with asupport adapted to be connected to the cheese-carrying table, of aface-guard comprising a plate adapted to engage the cut face of acheese, and intermediate connections between said guard and the supportpermitting radial adjustment of the plate upon the support.

2. In a cheese-cutter, the combination, with a cheese-carrying table, ofa guard-support, means for connecting said support to the table, and aface-guard comprising a plate connected to the support by meanspermitting radial adjustment of the plate.

3. In a cheese-cutter, the combination, with a cheese-carrying table, ofa guard-support, means for connecting said support to the table, saidmeans permitting adjustment of the support angularly upon the table, and

a face-guard comprising a plate connected to the support by meanspermitting radial adj ustment of the plate.

4. In a cheese-cutter, the combination, with the cheese-carrying table,of a guardsupport, means for connecting said support to the table saidmeans permitting angular adjustment of the support upon the table, aface-guard comprising a pair of plates one vertically adjustable uponthe other to vary the effective height of the guard and means forconnecting said guard to the support, said means permitting radialadjustment of the guard.

5. In a cheese-cutter, the combination, with the cheese-carrying table,of a guardsupport, means for connecting said support to the table, aface-guard comprising a pair of plates one vertically adjustable uponthe other to vary the effective height of the guard, and means forconnecting said guard to the support, said means permitting radial adjustment of the guard.

6. In a cheesecutter, the combination, with a cheese-carrying table, ofa guard-support, means for connecting said support to the table, and aface-guard comprising a pair of plates one vertically adjustable uponthe other to vary the effective height of the guard, one of said membershaving a downturned lip adapted to overlie the upper edge of the 8. In acheese-cutter, the combination,

With a cheese-carrying table, having a hole in I In Witness whereof wehave hereunto set 10 its face, of a guard-support having a pin at 1 ourhands and seals, at Anderson, Indiana, one end adapted to enter saidhole, means this 31st day of July, A. D. 1906.

for clampin the support to the table a w l guard-plate having; adownturned lip at its JAMEb VAN DEVENTER' upper end to receive the upperedge of the LAFL bWANK' support, and a supplemented guard-plateWitnesses:

Vertically adjustable upon the other guard- J. GILM RE,

plate. k W. L. FINCH.

